Artuqids

The Artuqids, also known as the Ortokids, was a Turkmen dynasty that ruled eastern Anatolia, northern Syria, and northern Iraq from 1101 to 1409. The dynasty was founded by Artuk Bey in 1085, but the beylik was founded by his sons in 1096 shortly before the First Crusade and after the collapse of the Seljuk Empire. The Artuqids contributed to literature and metalworking in Asia Minor, also commissioning public buildings such as mosques, bazaars, bridges, hospitals, and baths. In 1409, the Kara Koyunlu ("Black Sheep Turkmen") conquered the Artuqid Beylerbeylik.